Bandwagon Effects in Two-Party Majority Voting

Chew, S. H. und Konrad, Kai A. (1992): Bandwagon Effects in Two-Party Majority Voting. Papers / University of California Irvine, School of Social Sciences, 90-92-14

Abstract

Empirical studies of voting behavior provide evidence of bandwagon effects. Some voters, believing that a particular candidate will win, vote for this candidate even though they prefer the alternative. This paper provides a non-expected utility explanation of such behavior by positing that voters may be averse to the uncertainty associated with an election. Copyright 1998 by Kluwer Academic Publishers

• Dokumententyp: Paper
• Keywords: voting; economic equilibrium
• Fakultät: Volkswirtschaft > Lehrstühle > MPI für Steuerrecht und Öffentliche Finanzen
• Themengebiete: 300 Sozialwissenschaften > 320 Politik
• Sprache: Englisch